The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacan, Mexico - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Emiliano Zapata.--Lat. 18 59', long. 102 39' elev. 1600 m.
A town 10 kilometers east of Jiquilpan; mesquite-gra.s.sland and irrigated fields.
Erongaricuaro.--Lat. 19 35', long. 101 43', elev. 2150 m.
A Tarascan village on the western sh.o.r.e of Lago de Patzcuaro; pine forest.
Espinal (El).--Lat. 18 27', long. 102 07', elev. 500 m. A ranch in the northern foothills of the Sierra de Coalcoman, 9 kilometers by road north-northeast of San Salvador; arid tropical scrub forest.
Estopilas (Salitre de).--Lat. 18 30', long. 103 23', elev.
130 m. A small village about 10 kilometers east of Ostula; tropical semi-deciduous forest and arid tropical scrub forest.
Garnica (Cerro).--Lat. 19 43', long. 100 48', elev. 3000 m. A mountain about 8 kilometers north of Pino Gordo; pine-oak-fir forest.
Garnica (Puerto de).--Lat. 19 42', long. 100 51', elev.
2840 m. A mountain pa.s.s 46 kilometers by road west of Ciudad Hidalgo; pine and fir forest.
Gregorio (San).--Lat. 19 25', long. 101 24', elev. 2200 m.
A ranch about 16 kilometers southeast of Patzcuaro; pine forest.
Guayabo.--Lat. 18 45', long. 102 15', elev. 760 m. A village in the Sierra de Coalcoman about 32 kilometers north-northeast of Arteaga; upper limits of arid tropical scrub forest.
Herradero (Barranca de).--Lat. 18 17', long. 103 08', elev. 200-250 m. A barranca south of San Pedro Naranjestila in the Sierra de Coalcoman; tropical semi-deciduous forest.
Hidalgo (Ciudad).--Lat. 19 32', long. 100 34', elev. 2100 m. A town in the valley of the Rio Tuxpan; mesquite-gra.s.sland and pine-oak forest.
Higuerita (La).--Lat. 18 12', long. 103 06', sea level. A place name on the Pacific coast; sandy beach and arid tropical scrub forest.
Higuertas (Las).--Lat. 18 39', long. 103 17', elev. 1600 m. A ranch about 7 hours by mule southwest of Coalcoman; pine-oak forest.
Hondo (Puerto).--Lat. 19 25', long. 100 13', elev. 2750 m.
A pa.s.s in the mountains, 14 kilometers by road east of Zitacuaro (just west of Macho de Agua); pine, oak, and fir forest.
Huancana (La).--Lat. 18 58', long. 101 50', elev. 550 m. A village in the Balsas Basin; arid tropical scrub forest.
Huahua (La).--Lat. 18 12', long. 103 00', sea level. A small village on the Pacific coast; arid tropical scrub forest and gallery forest along the Arroyo de Huahua.
Huetamo.--Lat. 18 38', long. 100 53', elev. 300 m. A town in the Balsas Valley; arid tropical scrub forest.
Huingo.--Lat. 19 55', long. 100 50', elev. 1800 m. A village on the eastern edge of the Lago de Cuitzeo lakebed; mesquite-gra.s.sland.
Jacona.--Lat. 19 57', long. 102 18', elev. 1600 m. A small town, 4.3 kilometers by road southwest of Zamora; mesquite-gra.s.sland.
Jaramillo.--Lat. 19 20', long. 102 02', elev. 1500 m. A ranch 9 kilometers by road south of Uruapan; pine-oak forest.
Jazmin.--Lat. 18 52', long. 101 58', elev. 275 m. A village in the Tepalcatepec Valley, 32 kilometers by road southeast of Cuatro Caminos; open arid tropical scrub forest.
Jerahuaro.--Lat. 19 52', long. 100 35', elev. 2600 m. A town in the northern part of the state and located east of Lago de Cuitzeo; pine-oak forest.
Jiquilpan.--Lat. 19 59', long. 102 43', elev. 1570 m. A town just southeast of Lago de Chapala; mesquite-gra.s.sland.
Jorullo (Volcan).--Lat 19 00', long. 101 45', elev. 1300 m. (crest). A cinder and lava cone rising from the foothills of the Cordillera Volcanica; arid tropical scrub forest on lower slopes and pine-oak forest on top.
Jungapeo.--Lat. 19 26', long. 100 29', elev. 1430 m. A village in the valley of the Rio Tuxpan, about 13 kilometers south of Tuxpan on the southern slopes of the Mexican Plateau; tropical semi-deciduous forest and pine-oak forest.
Lengua de Vaca (Puerto de).--Lat. 19 26', long. 100 13', elev. 2900 m. A pa.s.s in the mountains at the Michoacan-Mexico border through which pa.s.ses the Mexico City-Morelia highway; pine and fir forest.
Lerma (Rio).--A river originating in the state of Mexico and flowing westward, and forming the northern boundary of the state of Michoacan, to Lago de Chapala.
Lima (San Juan de).--Lat. 18 29', long. 102 42', sea level. A ranch on the Pacific coast; arid tropical scrub forest and tropical semi-deciduous forest.
Lima (Punta San Juan de).--Lat. 18 38', long. 102 43', sea level. A rocky promontory jutting into the Pacific Ocean just southwest of San Juan de Lima; arid tropical scrub forest.
Limoncito.--Lat. 18 45', long. 102 43', elev. 730 m. A ranch 10 kilometers north of Aguililla; arid tropical scrub forest; tropical semi-deciduous gallery forest along the nearby Rio Tepecuate.
Lombardia.--Lat. 19 08', long. 102 02', elev. 640 m. A town in the Tepalcatepec Valley, 38 kilometers by road south of Uruapan; arid tropical scrub forest.
Lleguas (Acuaro de las).--Lat. 18 48', long. 102 52', elev. 2320 m. A place name for a stream and meadow (Llano de la Llegua) surrounded by pine-oak forest, located about 10 hours by mule east of Coalcoman.
Macho de Agua.--Lat. 19 25', long. 100 15', elev. 2850 m.
A ranch just west of Puerto de Lengua de Vaca and 16 kilometers by road east of Zitacuaro; mixed oak, pine, and fir forest.
Maquili.--Lat. 18 36', long. 103 32', elev. 120 m. A village on the Rio Aquila about 3 kilometers south-southwest of Aguila; tropical semi-deciduous forest.
Maravatio.--Lat. 19 53', long. 100 27', elev. 2010 m. A town in the Rio Lerma Valley; irrigated fields on flats and pine-oak forest on slopes.
Marquez (Rio).--A tributary to the Rio Tepalcatepec, flowing through a deep gorge (Barranca del Marquez) between Lombardia and Nueva Italia. The stream originates from springs near Uruapan, where the stream is known as the Rio Cupat.i.tzio.
Maruata.--Lat. 18 17', long. 103 20', sea level. Place name for a Nineteenth Century port of little importance near the mouth of the Rio Coire; sandy beach, fresh-water lagoon, and arid tropical scrub forest.
Mexcala (Laguna).--Lat. 18 29', long. 103 41', sea level.
A brackish lagoon surrounded by mangroves, located just southwest of El Ticuiz.
Mil c.u.mbres.--Lat. 19 39', long. 100 47', elev. 2800 m. A name for a look-out on the Mexico-Morelia highway in Atzimba National Park, about 32 kilometers by road west-southwest of Ciudad Hidalgo; pine and fir forest.
Mira (La).--Lat. 18 05', long. 102 20', elev. 20 m. A small village about 5 kilometers north-northeast of Playa Azul; arid tropical scrub forest.
Morelia.--Lat. 19 43', long. 101 10', elev. 1900 m.
Capital of and largest city in Michoacan; mesquite-gra.s.sland on flats and pine-oak forest on surrounding hills.
Morelia (Rio de).--A small, intermittent stream originating in the mountains south of Morelia and emptying into Lago de Cuitzeo.
Motin del Oro.--Lat. 18 14', long. 103 48', sea level. A ranch on the Pacific coast; arid tropical scrub forest.
Motin (Rio).--Lat. 18 13', long. 103 48' (mouth). A small river flowing from the Sierra de Coalcoman into the Pacific Ocean.
Nahuatzen (Nauhuatzin).--Lat. 19 42', long. 101 50', elev.
2450 m. A Tarascan village in the mountains west of Lago de Patzcuaro; pine forest.
Nexpa (Rio).--Lat. 18 05', long. 102 47' (mouth). A large river draining the central part of the Sierra de Coalcoman, originating near Aguililla, and flowing into the Pacific Ocean.
